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Peter YaRrow, Today
On Friday, February 1, the
Community Center for the
Performing Arts and KRVM
proudly welcome Peter Yarrow to
the WOW Hall. This is a seated
show.
A Peter Yarrow performance
today does more than assure a
memorable evening of music,
camaraderie and “Puff’s special
magic” for young and old alike.
Peter’s music and songs resonate
with a history that he and his
musical compatriots, Mary and
Paul, not only helped to write, but
one that has changed and inspired
millions to continue to keep on
keepin’ on, hold firm to principle,
and not be deterred in the face of
adversity. A lot that’s atypical
happens when Peter performs.
Something special occurs when
he brings an audience together in
song, creating a caring community
in a way that only folk singers can.
In the wake of Mary’s passing,
Peter has properly asked himself,
“How can we make sure the legacy
of Peter, Paul & Mary endures?”
Partly, the trio’s continued presence
is assured simply because people’s
lives have been touched and, in
meaningful ways, shaped by the
trio’s music. Remarkably, four
generations of children have now
grown up loving PP&M.
In answer to his question,
Peter Yarrow, with great love
and conviction, has assigned to
himself a special role in “carrying
on” Mary Travers’ and the
trio’s tradition. Although folk
music has been largely sidebarred for decades, Peter’s own
groundbreaking successes might
change that. His million-selling
illustrated children’s book and CD
of Puff, The Magic Dragon has
provided him with a new platform,
and created a new path, whereby
folk music might occupy the
limelight once again. Few, if any,
other folk singer/activists have, in
recent years, sold a million copies
of a CD, or anything else for that
matter?
Significantly, Peter’s success with
Puff led to the publishing of four
other children’s books including
his self-penned late-60’s hit, Day
Is Done, which like Puff reached
the #1 spot in Publisher’s Weekly.
Peter also released three children’s
songbook collections: Favorite
Folk Songs, Sleepytime Songs and
Let’s Sing Together, each with 12
illustrated songs and a CD. Most
important, all forty-plus songs
from these books have, at Peter’s
direction, been made available,
free, to all educators, teachers,
school counselors, administrators
and others: downloadable at www.
operationrespect.org.
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These books add to Peter’s
dedicated efforts to bring folk
music back into the mainstream by
exposing children to folk music on a
broad scale in their homes, summer
camps, churches and synagogues,
and schools. In turn, the books,
and their free-to-educator songs,
also advance Peter’s central current
advocacy — the utilization of the
magic of music to help create safe,
bully-free school environments.
Twenty-two thousand schools
in America now use the “Don’t
Laugh At Me” Program (DLAM)
of Operation Respect, a nonprofit
that was founded by Peter and
world-renowned educator Dr.
Charlotte Frank over a decade
ago. Uniquely using music in
conjunction
with
well-tested
social-and-emotional development
curricula, DLAM helps create a
strong school community that
assures children and youth a safe,
welcoming, environment free of
bullying, ridicule and teasing.
Beyond the US, DLAM has been
adopted in countries such as Hong
Kong, Croatia, South Africa and
most recently Israel where, funded
by the United States Embassy, the
program had been translated into
both Arabic and Jewish and is
being implemented with the hope
that this approach — that uniquely
features the use of music — will be
effective in preventing the kind of
violence, bullying and harassment
that exists elsewhere, but presents
a particularly painful problem in
that volatile part of the world.
Peter’s songs and words resonate
with Peter, Paul & Mary’s entire
history as well as reflect his current
efforts for the common good.
More than a famous performer,
Peter has become an icon of caring
who has played for presidents
and royalty — someone who has
walked the walk of commitment
on Martin Luther King’s historic
marches and at other marches,
festivals and gatherings (many that
he himself has organized) for equal
rights, peace and justice — and
continues to sing music that has
inspired his life while helping move
society towards fulfillment of its
hopes and dreams.
Tickets are $25 in advance,
$28 door, and $30 for reserved
seating (available only at WOW
Hall). Doors open at 7:00 pm and
showtime is 8:00. ★
The Wood Brothers Get High
On Thursday, February 7, the Community Center for the
Performing Arts and KLCC proudly welcome back The Wood
Brothers with special guest Seth Walker.
Just before plucking the opening chords of “Stumbled In” on
the band’s upcoming live album, Live Vol. 1 Sky High, Oliver
Wood poses a simple question to the audience: “Anybody going
to church tomorrow?” he deadpans.
While The Wood Brothers might not extol any particular
religious values, this marginally sarcastic comment elicits
applause, whistles and shouts. As Oliver later confesses, the tune
is more about, “the spiritual benefits of a nightclub” than a loftier
pursuit, but the atmosphere created at a Wood Brothers gig is
not unlike an old-school revival: there’s a whole lot of sweatin’,
shoutin’, stompin’ and singin’ happening.
The band’s fusion of folk, blues, jazz and classic R&B has
evolved dramatically in its existence, and there’s no clearer proof
than the in-the-moment magic of this matched set of live albums,
which will be released several months apart. Since forming
roughly eight years ago, the brothers Wood have transformed
from a stripped-down, roots-rock-inspired duo with jazz leanings
to a rollicking trio capable of holding their own in 10,000-seat
arenas.
“The songs were arranged in a certain way so that we could
play just the two of us,” guitarist and primary vocalist Oliver
recalls. “We’ve been playing a lot of these songs for a few years,
and we added a drummer as well, so we wanted to put out some
of the old music again in its new, different sound and capture
what we’ve been doing the past couple of years live.”
Beyond the addition of percussion — and occasional lap
steel with Zac Brown band member Clay Cook guesting on Sky
High — the Woods’ songs have the benefit of time, talent and
hindsight; Chris and Oliver have been able to tweak the tunes
as much or little as needed. So, in an interesting twist, the live
album essentially afforded the band an opportunity to record
more polished versions of several songs that had appeared on
previous studio albums.
“We only had two weeks to make one album in particular,”
Oliver says. “Now we have, in my opinion, better versions of
songs that were already good.”
Although Chris and Oliver have an undeniable musical
chemistry, it took them many years to recognize and acknowledge
it. Both men left their childhood home in Colorado after their
respective high school graduations. Oliver’s main gig was
fronting the blues/roots band King Johnson, while Chris formed
instrumental jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood.
As The Wood Brothers, Oliver’s soulful, Van Morrison-meetsFreddie King vocals weave unforgettable melodies on top of his
gritty and nimble slide guitar while Chris’ jazz-inspired double
bass pulses underneath the surface, his high lonesome harmonies
soaring far above the fray. Behind it all, Jano Rix’s drums lend
additional weight to the music and his vocal harmonies allow the
trio to add even more dynamics. The final product is perhaps
more accessible than either King Johnson or MMW.
“You get over some kind of hump and you get just burned out
enough to where you know the music inside and out,” Chris said.
“You stop caring about everything going perfectly, and that’s
when the magic things happen.”
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WOW HALL NOTES
The Community Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Historic Woodmen of the World Hall (W.O.W.
Hall), 291 W 8th, Eugene, Or 97401, (541)687-2746, [email protected], www.wowhall.org, Box office
hours Mon 3-6 PM, Tue-Fri noon-6 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 3,800,
General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural
Services Division, Copyright 2013 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative
- Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Program Coordinator - Calyn Kelly,
Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Stage Manager - Selena Frame, Asst Stage Manager
- Jason Schroeder, Office Managers - Donna Carbone, Ross Shuber, Katy Vizdal, Bookkeeper - Kimberly
Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator & House Manager - Kayte McDonald, Volunteer Coordinator - Laura
Farrelly, House Manager - Sam Harmon, Concessions Manager - Jessica Syverson, Angela Lees,
Custodians - Richard A., Shawn Lynch Volunteer Staff: Marie Duclos, Dan Wathen, Art Gallery Director Sam Harmon Postering - Caitlin Mendiaz, Poster Boy Promotions, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Louisa
deHeer; Vice-Chair: Craig Lawrence; Secretary: Sara Shmigelsky; Treasurer: Gayle Chisholm; Members:
Sean Cannon, Aaron Dietrich, Robbie Greene, Michael Zarkesh
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Led Zepagain
On Wednesday, February 6,
the CCPA and KRVM proudly
welcome Led ZepAgain back to
the WOW Hall.
Led ZepAgain — an American
tribute to the famed British hard
rock band — formed in Los
Angeles, California in 1992. The
current band consists of vocalist/
harmonica player David Swan
Montgomery (“Robert Plant”),
bassist/mandolinist Jim Wooten
(“John Paul Jones”), drummer/
percussionist Jim Kersey (“John
Bonham”) and guitarist Sean
Colligan (“Jimmy Page”).
Led ZepAgain both looks and
sounds like the original. They
perform the songs of Led Zeppelin
in electric and acoustic formats.
In 2004, Jimmy Page saw Led
ZepAgain’s performance at the
House Of Blues in Hollywood and
declared: “It’s amazing how much
like us you sounded. I can tell you
guys really love the music.”
Frontman
David
Swan
Montgomery was born in
Drogheda, Ireland and is the longest
serving member of the group.
With them he has performed sold
out shows worldwide in major
international venues, concert
halls and performing arts centers
including
Sarajevo,
Kosovo,
Europe, Mexico and Canada.
Swan was also invited to perform
on stage with The Who vocalist
Roger Daltry.
As a solo artist, Swan has
released two CDs of original world
music with co-writer Bo Whineberg
as well as a CD of original music
with former Windham Hill artist
Carol Tatum, who wrote two CDs
for the Zeppelin-inspired group
“Kingdom Come” on Polydor
Records. Swan Montgomery is
also an accomplished producer
and engineer who worked on CDs
by Paul Kelly (Enchantment) and
Cynthia Romo (The Journey).
Swan is also a partner in the
creation of a PBS/NatGeo-style
documentary entitled “The High
Man” (or “tall man”) based on
ancient sites and roads of Ireland
corresponding to the constellation
Orion. Along with Irish friends
and astronomers Richard Moore
and Anthony Murphy, a 40 minute
pilot was shot with Anthony
narrating and Swan providing the
soundtrack, with each original
song corresponding to the ancient
landmarks that delineate the shape
of the “tall man.”
Swan has reached beyond the
bounds of Led ZepAgain’s electric
show and created “Symphony
To Heaven”, a full-production
acoustic show featuring custom
visuals and an quartet playing
original string arrangements to
many of Zeppelin’s classic acoustic
songs. In addition, Swan and
his partner Bo Whineberg have
recently created “Evermore”, a
full-scale multimedia production
on par with the scale of a Cirque
de Soleil show or Beatles’ “Love”
show, currently in development.
“This was beyond cover
bands and songs,” states blogger
PM Matic. “This was (nearly)
a paranormal event staging Led
Zeppelin, because in the dim
red and blue lights... I swear
I saw them. On stage. Live.
Considered as the BEST Led
Zeppelin tribute band, the four
members of Led ZepAgain channel
all four Zeppelin members... with
such discerning precision that
Zeppelin Heads regardless of age,
nationality, sexual orientation,
shower-or-no-shower, arrived to
celebrate the music, the memory,
and the experience that has never
again been embodied by any group
and musician since.”
Led ZepAgain is not trying
to mark its own territory. The
members of Led ZepAgain
radiate Led Zeppelin down to
the finest details of Robert Plant’s
mannerisms.
The music lives on.
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15
at the door. Doors open at 7:30
pm and showtime is 8:00. ★
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The competitor stands on stage, places her feet about hips
width apart, presses her hands in prayer high above her head and
breathes deeply. She begins to bend backward leaning further,
and further, until her fingertips touch the floor, then her elbows.
Finally she pulls her body forward between her own legs and her
chin comes to rest on the floor. She smiles.
This is the Oregon Regional Yoga Asana Competition. Yoga
competitions, though just a decade old in the United States, have
a long and rich history in India, where public performances are
meant to inspire audiences toward deeper practice. Competitors
perform before a panel of yoga experts who judge participants
on the depth and accuracy of the postures as well as the grace
and composure with which they move into and out of these
challenging positions.
This year’s Oregon championship will take place at the WOW
Hall on Sunday, January 13, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Admission is $10 per person, and children 6 and under
are free. Between 30 to 40 competitors from all over the state will demonstrate their routines in the hopes of
inspiring others to try yoga. The top two men and women will go on to compete in the National Yoga Asana
Championships, held in New York City on March 2-3. A portion of the proceeds will help winners travel to
New York for the nationals.
The event includes a raffle with prizes that range from handmade crafts to donated goods and services like
iPods or photography lessons, to the grand prize of unlimited yoga for one year at any Bikram yoga studio in
Oregon. The popular yoga clothing company Phat Buddha (www.phatbuddhawear.com) will also have a booth
at the event. Following the competition, there will be a silent art auction and reception at Bikram Yoga Eugene
for all competitors, friends, family members and the public.
Bikram Yoga Eugene — located just a block from the WOW Hall at 820 Charnelton St. — has offered hot
yoga classes in the Bikram tradition for people of all ages and abilities since 2002. This is the first year that
Eugene has hosted the Regional Asana Competition. More information is available on facebook.
USA Yoga is a national nonprofit dedicated to bringing yoga into the Olympics, and to making yoga a part
of the school physical education curriculum in the U.S. More information is available at www.usayoga.org. ★
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Hot Buttered Rum & Fruition
On Saturday, January 26,
the CCPA and KRVM proudly
welcome back Hot Buttered Rum
with special guests Fruition.
Hot Buttered Rum lives
for songs. Songs to sing in the
shower. Songs to crank through
your earbuds at the DMV. Songs
to name your babies after, and
then make more babies to. The
band’s three songwriters — Aaron
Redner, Nat Keefe and Erik
Yates — spin tales about the
good times, the bad times, and
the roads in between, and belt
them from the heart in three-part
harmony. Bryan Horne’s athletic
standup bass and Lucas Carlton’s
tasteful percussion combine with
the acoustic instruments to create
what is California’s own acoustic
music.
Hot Buttered Rum lives for a
good time. The group’s onstage
chemistry fuels the lovefest that
is a live HBR show. A mindful
recklessness settles in whenever
these five guys step out of their
front doors in northern California
to
entertain
crowds
from
Anchorage to Miami.
Hot Buttered Rum’s years of
touring have given the band the
chance to work and play with a
wide cross-section of musicians,
people like Phil Lesh, Chris Thile,
Brett Dennen and Robert Earl
Keen. Seasoned veteran Steve
Berlin (Los Lobos), acoustic guru
Mike Marshall, and left-coast
rocker Tim Bluhm (Mother Hips,
Nicki Bluhm) have all produced
studio albums for the band. Each
guided HBR towards the next step
in its evolution. It’s a sound that’s
as tough to describe as it is easy to
love, and it has found its way to
the most prestigious pop, folk and
bluegrass stages in the country:
Telluride, Newport, Bonnaroo,
Strawberry,
Hardly
Strictly,
Kate Wolf, Horning’s Hideout,
String Summit, Grey Fox, All
Good, High Sierra, Wakarusa and
many more.
At the center of Hot Buttered
Rum is the enduring camaraderie
of five best friends. The band was
conceived on a backpacking trip
of high school and college buddies
in the High Sierra. What was
dreamed up on mountaintops and
around campfires has found its
way into the hearts, minds, and
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FRUITION
In 2011 Fruition released an EP,
It Won’t Be Long, the third album
for the quintet based in Portland,
Oregon. In seven original songs,
Kellen Asebroek, Mimi Naja,
and Jay Cobb Anderson conspire
to blend raw, live energy with
the strings of traditional folkAmericana. Supported by Keith
Simon on upright bass and Tyler
Thompson on drums, Fruition
succeeds with lyrical prowess and
harmonies as vibrant as they are
heartbreaking.
Tracks like “Wastin’ Away”
and “Bent” showcase an effortless
swing from whiskey-rock to shoestomp, from ballad to anthem
and everywhere between. This
versatility has defined the band
since it began in 2008, and
hundreds of shows later, Fruition
now plays to an ever-growing
fan-base in more than a dozen
states, to electrified audiences and
frenzied dance-floors.
Fruition has played most major
venues in Portland and the band
headlined both late-night sets
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at Northwest String Summit in
2011. They’ve had the privilege
to play with Vince Herman and
Andy Thorne (Leftover Salmon),
Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain
String Band), Zach Gill and Dan
Lebowitz (ALO & Jack Johnson),
Daniel Stern, and Danny Barnes.
They continue to share the stage
with
good friends Greensky
Bluegrass,
Elephant
Revival,
Watertower, the Quick & Easy
Boys, the Clumsy Lovers, and
Dead Winter Carpenters, to name
a few.
It Won’t Be Long was recorded
by Tyler Thompson at the
Woodshed Studio in Enterprise,
OR, and mastered by Prince
Elwood of Portland Underground
Recording. The recording space
was donated by the Wallowa
Valley Music Alliance.
Fans last heard from Fruition
in 2010 with their full-length,
self-titled album and on the 2010
PDX POP NOW compilation.
Hawthorne Hoedown, their first
EP, debuted in 2008.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $17
at the door. Doors open at 8:30
pm and showtime is 9:00. ★
On Friday, January 18. the Community Center for the Performing
Arts and University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly
welcome Arkhum for an Album Release Party with special guests Lord,
Facing Extinction and Dimensionless.
Eugene’s Arkhum is celebrating the release of their second full-length,
Earthling.
Earthling was collectively written by all five members of Arkhum.
The lyrics were all completed by vocalist Kenneth Parker.
“We recorded our album in my own home studio called The
Wilderness Studios,” says guitarist/vocalist Stephen Parker. “I personally
engineered and mixed the entire thing while Jamie King mastered it at
The Basement Studios in North Carolina.”
Named for the Elizabeth Arkhum Asylum for the Criminally Insane
in Batman comics, the band Arkhum was formed in 2006. Intent on
pursuing and creating music with a science fictional bent, Arkhum has
steadily maintained their vicious and unforgiving hybrid of black, death
and progressive metal across a number of demos, EPs and 2010’s Anno
Universum, released on Vendlus Records.
Arkhum is: Stephen Parker (guitar/vocals), Kenneth Parker (vocals),
Kyle Jendrisak (guitar), Nathan Kelley (bass) and Matt Reeves (live
drums).
Lord is a heavy instrumental trio with members from Portland and
Eugene. They deliver dense, quasi-progressive tunes that flirt openly with
math-rock, metal and jazz. The Portland Mercury described their most
recent EP as, “very ear-catching, with tumbling instrumental interplay
in the lightly mathy, sorta-post-rock that’s maybe a little reminiscent of
vintage Crimson... well worth a Friday listen.”
Facing Extinction has been playing PO’ed, hard-punching grindcore
since its inception one sweaty summer in 2007 — emitting sound like a
soul-nauseating wave from the stygian depths.
“Actually, that’s mostly a lie,” says the band. “We’re really just four
obnoxious dudes who like playing loud music. Preferably in front of a
large body of people. We look forward to sharing the WOW Hall stage,
decimating ear drums and having a few drinks with good friends and
uber-talented musicians.”
Or maybe like a blood covered barbarian crashing through the woods
in a red haze of berserk fury. Yeah. That’s pretty cool.
Dimensionless is the unpleasant noise emitting from Eugene, forged
of death metal, heavy-hardcore, and sludge/drone influences to create an
ominous, crushing sound. Bass-heavy grooves with ambient undertones
combine with extreme vocals to oppress speakers and deplete audiences.
Driven by their undefiled hatred for humanity and utter disrespect for
music, Dimensionless is a lethal dose of sonic weight.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $8 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm
and showtime is 8:30. ★
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Notes From The Board WOW Hall Membership Party 2012
Hello and Happy New Year!
As the Chair for the Board of
Directors of the Community
Center for the Performing Arts,
I have the pleasure of supporting
an amazing organization with a
rich, and profoundly Eugenean,
history.
The WOW Hall is a
nonprofit, mostly run by
passionate volunteers and a few
dedicated staff, who do what they
do for the love of the performing
arts, and their belief in the mission of the
WOW Hall.
I wanted to reach out with a sincere thank you to all our amazing
volunteers, staff, members and to those who come through the doors
every week to enjoy the marvelous artists and performers. The Eugene
community has kept the WOW Hall close to its heart for over 100
years. As a performance venue, the WOW Hall is widely renowned,
hosting theater troupes, ballroom dances, weddings, university classes,
Boy Scout meetings, and lots and lots of music. Most recently, we’ve
offered workshops to teach folks how to run sound and lights systems
for the performing arts, a summertime Rock Camp for youth, and
continue to host weekly dance classes.
Since being bought by the CCPA in 1975, the WOW Hall has
relied on Eugene to keep it going and keep this amazing building
preserved. In this season, the Board of Directors is focusing on some
major fundraising needs. The building needs significant repairs (about
$40,000 worth) and we’re looking towards a new roof in the next few
years (another $25,000).
Almost exactly 37 years ago, the community came together to claim
the WOW Hall as part of the permanent fabric of Eugene. Thank you
to all of you who keep that energy going.
Happy holidays and a blessed New Year.
Louisa de Heer
CCPA Board Chair 2012-2013
El Ten Eleven
On Saturday, January 19, the
CCPA and University of Oregon
Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA
proudly welcome instrumental duo
El Ten Eleven with special guests
Amp Live and Nude Pop.
Having wowed audiences across
the country, including sold out
crowds in Los Angeles, New York,
Seattle, Portland and Chicago, with
their jaw-dropping musicianship,
circuitous instrumentals and danceinducing rhythms, El Ten Eleven
takes their mesmerizing live show
back on the road in January.
The Los Angeles/San Diego
power
duo’s
fifth
album,
Transitions (released November 6
via the band’s own Fake Record
Label) has been hailed as their
most accessible album to date.
The seven-song LP encapsulates
the life-changing events that have
happened to the pair over the last
couple of years and is filled with
bassist/guitarist Kristian Dunn’s
trademark guitar trickery, looping
mastery, intricate time signatures
and melodic pop arrangements,
and drummer Tim Fogarty’s
shape-shifting tempos — but also
features the twosome exploring
new sonics, hip-hop drum beats
and longer song structures, as
evidenced on the more than
10-minute title track.
“No other musicians out there
are making anything like them,”
exclaims Filter, adding: “The
instrumentalists have positioned
themselves as a unique voice in a
difficult genre with perfectionist
song-structuring and a heavy
supply of loop/effects pedals.”
Premier Guitar dubbed the
album, “a refreshing trifecta of
compositional prowess, intricate
riffage, and experimental pop
melodies.”
Transitions has made a strong
impact on college and specialty
radio, landing in the top half of
the CMJ Top 200 chart for six
weeks since its debut. Influential
tastemaker stations such as
KCRW, KEXP, KDHX, WRAS,
WMUA and KVCU have shown
their support by spinning several
tracks from the record.
With mass exposure in
commercials, television shows
and films like Gary Hustwit’s
acclaimed design trilogy (Helvetica,
Urbanized, Objectified), an intense
touring regimen and an unyielding
DIY approach, El Ten Eleven has
managed to grow their audience
in the most organic way possible,
resulting in a dedicated and evergrowing fanbase.
While the band were admittedly
novices with the art of looping,
the engine that drives the El Ten
Eleven machine, when they formed
in 2002, over the last decade,
and with more than 500 shows
under their belts, they have since
mastered their unique brand of
arty, instrumental dance-rock. To
see them perform it live is a feast
for the senses. Dunn and Fogarty
eschew
laptops,
prerecorded
samples and sequencers for an
arsenal of instruments consisting
of a doubleneck bass/guitar
hybrid, fretless bass, acoustic and
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by Bob Fennessy
The Community Center for
the Performing Arts (CCPA)
wants to thank everyone who
supported the 37th Anniversary
WOW Hall Membership Party
held on Saturday, December 15.
Entertainment was provided by
Concrete Loveseat, Inner Limits
and Samuel Ferris Harmon. All
of the performers donated their
services and deserve our special
gratitude.
This year eighty businesses
donated food, beverages and
gift certificates! Those attending
were given the opportunity to
sample the best food and drinks
Eugene has to offer. The donating
businesses were announced from
the stage and applauded by the
Party Donors 2012
Anatolia
Bagel Sphere
Barry’s Espresso
Bates Steak House
The Bier Stein
B. J.’s Pizza & Grill
Blue Dog Mead
The Bread Stop
Cae Mam
Cafeto Coffee Co.
Capella Market
Carmen’s Chips
Casablanca / Cafe
Soriah
Cheba Hut
Cornucopia
Countryside Pizza & Grill
audience.
The CCPA Board of Directors
and many volunteers donated
countless hours of their time
decorating and setting up, picking
up food, serving and cleaning up
afterwards.
This annual event is put on
to thank our members, without
whom the CCPA could not exist.
The CCPA is a nonprofit, tax
exempt arts organization (501C-3;
federal tax identification number
51-0191790) that enjoys the
support of over 700 individuals,
families and businesses in
maintaining and operating the
historic Woodmen of the World
Hall as an all-ages performing arts
venue. The annual Membership
Party is one way we thank those
Cousin Jack’s Pasty Co.
Cozmic Pizza
Crumb Together
De Casa Fine Foods
Eugene City Bakery
Eugene Hilton
Falling Sky Brewery
Fisherman’s Market
Free People
Friendly Street Cafe
Global Delights
Great Harvest
Hideaway Bakery
Holy Cow
Hop Valley Brewery
The Horsehead Bar
Hot Mama’s Wings
Humble Bagel
electronic drums and a phalanx
of looping and effects pedals. By
meticulously layering one part
over another, they create beautiful,
pulsating soundscapes that sound
much more like the work of 10
hands instead of four.
Since its inception in 2002, the
band has always just been two
people who produce their own
records. That attitude of selfreliance has also manifested itself
in the band not signing with a
label, despite numerous offers.
“We licensed our first record
to Bar None,” Fogarty explains.
“And while they were super cool
people, we thought we could
do as good a job as they did by
ourselves.”
Thus Fake Record Label
was born.
Though the name
was originally a joke, FRL has
turned into a bona fide label
with marketing, distribution and
publicity.
And the fans should heartily
embrace
the
aforementioned
Transitions. Songs like “Yellow
Bridges” (the first single, which
is a nod to the yellow bridges in
Fogarty’s hometown of Pittsburgh,
with a video made by award
winning English surreal animator
Cyriak) will satisfy the rabid fans
of El Ten Eleven’s first album
with its emotional waves and
flowing structure. But songs like
“Thanks Bill” (a nod to Alcoholics
Anonymous founder Bill Wilson)
show the band evolving to include
hip-hop elements like 808 drums
and even more technically difficult
looping.
True to form there’s also a
cover song: Duran Duran’s “Tiger
Tiger.” “John Taylor was one my
Il Pomodoro Pizzeria
Izakaya Meija Company
The Jade Palace
Jiffy Market Wine & Deli
Jimmy John’s Gourmet
Sandwiches
Keystone Cafe
Kona Cafe
Laughing Planet
Lotus Garden
Marie Callender’s
Mazzi’s
McMenamin’s Pubs &
Breweries
Mezza Luna Pizzeria
Mom’s Pies
Morning Glory Cafe
New Day Bakery
contributors for their support.
We also want to thank all of the
party donors and members from
previous years. Not everyone can
donate every year. The important
thing is that every year the WOW
Hall receives enough support to
keep going.
WOW Hall members contribute
annual dues of $15-25 (living
lightly), $30 (basic), $45 (couple)
or $50 or more (contributor), or
ten or more hours of non-show
(pure) volunteer time. Members
elect and may serve on the Board
of Directors, and receive the
WOW Hall Notes by mail or
e-mail. If you would like to join
us, please call me at 541-687-2746.
A complete list of this year’s
contributors follows.
New Odyssey Juice &
Java
Oakshire Brewery
Off the Waffle
Palace Bakery
Papa John’s Pizza
Pegasus Pizza
P. F. Chang’s China
Bistro
Pizza Hut
Pizza Research Institute
Prince Puckler’s
Red Agave
Rennie’s Landing
Ring of Fire
Rogue Ales Public
House
Ron’s Island Grill
biggest influences as a bass player,”
says Dunn.
Amp Live is building a rep as
one of Cali’s most talented and
diverse music producer/djs. Best
known for his dreamy soulful beats
for the hip-hop group Zion I, he
has produced for Akon (Warner),
Flipsyde (Interscope Records),
Nicole Schercenger of the Pussy
Cat Dolls (Interscope), Tokyo
Police Club, MGMT, Linkin Park,
Goapele, and Mystic. Amp Live’s
most recent success has been his
critically acclaimed Rainydayz
Remixes album for the rock group
Radiohead’s In Rainbows LP.
Always experimenting, Amp Live
has also done rock, dance, electro,
mashups and drum ‘n bass.
Amp Live has been a part
Royal Blueberries
Ruby Brew
Sam Bond’s Garage
Springfield Creamery
Sundance Natural
Foods
Surata Soyfoods
The Sweet Life
Sy’s Pizza
Taste of India
Tasty Thai
Toby’s Family Foods
Track Town Pizza
Trader Joe’s
Vanilla Jill’s
The Vintage
Voodoo Doughnut
Westaurant Concepts
of the video game industry, his
production being one of the main
features for the Sony Traxxpad
and more. Amp’s beats have been
featured on a number of movies,
TV shows, and commercials.
Nude Pop is comprised of four
early-twenty-somethings that met
at a liberal arts university and won
the Experience Music Project’s
2012 “Sound Off!” competition out
of 137 bands. Toying with time
and tempo, they weave together
swirling layers over driving, streetheavy beats to form atmospheric
pop that leads like a current from
lamplit urban isolation to your
vast and wild imagination.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12
at the door. Doors open at 8:30
pm and showtime is 9:00. ★
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In The Gallery WOW Hall Awards Ballot
For the month of January,
the Community Center for
the Performing Arts will host
Mixed-Media Paintings by Lily
Leach in the Lobby Art Gallery
at the WOW Hall.
Born and raised in Los
Angeles, Lily Leach has lived in
Eugene for three years, studying
Arabic
and
comparative
literature at the University of
Oregon. Having worked as
a photographer, printmaker
and painter, her art has been
shown in various restaurants
and galleries in Santa Monica
including the Unurban Coffeehouse and the Blue 7 Gallery. Her mixedmedia paintings are evocative of a complex world of horror, boredom
and eroticism.
The WOW Hall Lobby Art Gallery is open for viewing during office
hours, noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday.
Here’s your ballot for the 19th Annual WOW Hall Awards—designed to honor your favorite CCPA/WOW Hall performers
for the year 2012. Just fill it out and return the ballot (or a photocopy) to the Hall by February 14, 2013. Winners will be
published in March and receive a certificate from the WOW Hall suitable for framing. Write-ins are eligible (must have
performed at the WOW Hall in 2012). Just one ballot per person, please. Once again, there will be a prize awarded
to one lucky person who submits a complete ballot. Please be sure to include your name and phone number and you
could win a gift certificate good for $30 worth of shows at the WOW Hall! Complete ballots will consist of one (and
only one) check-mark in each category.
Favorite Local Band:
___ Blimp
___ Blue Lotus
___ Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
___ Concrete Loveseat
___ Conjugal Visitors
___ Elenora
___ Eleven Eyes
___ Gusher
___ Hot Milk
___ Hyding Jekyll
___ Inner Limits
___ Jean Grey
___ Kef
___ Koozies
___ Medium Troy
___ Mood Area 52
___ Necryptic
___ New World Sinner
___ Ninth Moon Black
___ Pojama People
___ Samba Ja
___ Sol Seed
___ This Patch of Sky
___ Volifonix
___ We Have Guns
____________________________
___ Jolie Holland
___ Laura Gibson
___ Lynx
___ Maria Muldaur
___ Norma Fraser
___ Sara Watkins
___ Tara Nevins (Donna the Buffalo)
___ Vicci Martinez
___ Wanda Jackson
___ ZZ Ward
____________________________
Best Nonmusical or Variety Event:
___ Bandest of the Bands
___ Blind Folded Trance Dance
___ Busker Fest & Rummage Sale
___ Cannabis Comedy Night
___ Charles Eisenstein
___ Chuck Palahniuk/Lidia Yuknavitch
___ Coalessence
___ DanceAbility Workshop
___ Doug Benson
___ Free People
___ Fun With Fermentation
___ GRRRLZ Rock
___ Mata Hari Hustle Show
___ Membership Party
___ Music’s Edge Rock Camp
___ One Eleven Project
___ Oregon Country Fair Spring Fling
___ Spring Cleaning
___ Taste the Valley
___ West African Dance Class
___ Zumba
_____________________________
Best Instrumentalist:
___ Andy McKee (guitar)
___ Carl Verheyen (guitar)
___ Chris Wood (bass)
___ Curtis Salgado (harmonica)
___ J Mascis (guitar)
___ Jackie Greene (guitar)
___ Jeffery Broussard (accordion)
___ Kelly Thibodeaux (violin)
___ Michael D. Hinton (guitar)
___ Mike Watt (bass)
___ Rev. Peyton (guitar)
___ Sara Watkins (violin)
___ Seun Kuti (sax)
___ Tony Saunders (bass)
____________________________
Best New Act:
Favorite Male Performer:
OV Presents AU
On Saturday, January 12, Oregon Voice Magazine presents AU, XDS,
Minden and Mufassa.
AU (pronounced “Ay-you”) is the work of multi-instrumentalist Luke
Wyland and Dana Valatka on drums. Begun while Luke was finishing up
his degree from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston in 2005, they
are currently based in Portland.
AU’s third album, Both Lights, is a recurring dream. Its eleven songs
are a story of Time. Three years to be exact: since their critically-acclaimed
2008 album Verbs and its 2009 EP evolution Versions, there’s been a long
exhale. A little defiance of the double-speed countdown of the indie hype
clock. And a hell of a lot of living. More than a mere accompaniment,
it’s a gleaming mirror. It’s an exaltation, an exhalation, a monument
of extreme composition, the child of collaboration and isolation, a
preamble to a wild live show, a statue intact in the violent wind of art
and commerce, and, simply, a record about love. It’s for itself, and, in
being that, it’s an album that can be understood like a person.
“It’s the topography of me,” says Wyland.
XDS used to be called Experimental Dental School. now it’s a more
petite and simple name. XDS members Jesse Hall and John Rau describe
their sound as casio-acid, nerd-wave, hand-made, repetition-loops, garagedance, blown-out, psych-pop, free-punk, no-mind, summer-vibes.
XDS has played well over 500 shows all over the world from Tokyo
to Krakow to Kentucky, playing with Deerhoof, Spoon, Black Dice,
Deerhunter, Joe Laly (Fugazi), The Shins, Trans am, The Make up,
Matmos, STRFKR, Earth, and Coachwhips.
Minden is a pop group from Portland, Oregon via Kansas City, MO.
Their debut album Exotic Cakes was self-released on vinyl/digital on
September 13th 2012.
Admission is $9 at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime
is 8:00. ★
Bandest of the Bands
Ethos Magazine is proud to present its fourth annual Bandest of
the Bands, where three local bands will compete for a photo shoot and
article in the next issue of Ethos. This year’s event includes performances
from Mufassa, The Groundblooms, and Small Joys. An event that has
become known and loved throughout the Eugene community, Bandest
of the Bands is in partnership with Ninkasi Brewery and Emerald Media
Group.
The event is Friday, January 25, at the WOW Hall. The show starts
at 8:00 pm and doors open at 7:15. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at
the door. Pre-sale tickets are available at the EMU Ticketing Office. ★
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___ Alcyon Massive
___ Andre Nickatina
___ Brother Ali
___ Chris Robinson
___ Collie Buddz
___ Curren$y
___ Curtis Salgado
___ David Nelson
___ David Wilcox
___ Devin the Dude
___ Doug Benson
___ Drew Emmitt
___ Hopsin
___ Jackie Greene
___ Jonathan Richman
___ Kid Ink
___ Kinky Friedman
___ Keller Williams
___ Lafa Taylor
___ Peter Murphy
___ Ray Wylie Hubbard
___ Rob Wynia (Floater)
___ Roger Clyne
___ Samuel Ferris Harmon
___ Steve Perry (Cherry Poppin’
Daddies)
___ The Grouch
___ The White Buffalo
___ Wayne Drury
___ William Fitzsimmons
___ Yonaton ‘Jojo’ Ferreira
(Medium Troy)
____________________________
Favorite Female Performer:
___ Alli Bach (Pojama People)
___ Cassandra Robertson
___ Chhom Nimol (Dengue Fever)
___ Cynthia Valentine (Concrete
Loveseat)
___ Emily Wells
___ Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless
Bastards)
Best Show/Musical
Performance:
___ Andre Nickatina
___ Blue Scholars
___ Cherry Poppin’ Daddies/
Medium Troy
___ Chris Robinson Brotherhood
___ Curtis Salagado & His Big Band
___ David Nelson Band/Moonalice
___ Dinosaur Jr.
___ Dirty Dozen Brass Band/
Pimps of Joytime
___ Eligh & Amp Live
___ Emmitt Nershi Band/
Head For the Hills
___ fIREHOSE
___ Floater
___ Great American Taxi/Poor Man’s
Whiskey
___ Hot Buttered Rum/Cornmeal
___ Keller Williams
___ MarchFourth Marching Band/
Samba Ja
___ Maria Muldaur & Her
Bluesiana Band
___ Medium Troy /
Quick & Easy Boys
___ Peter Murphy
___ Portland Cello Project feat. Israel
Nebeker
___ Rebirth Brass Band
___ Secret Chiefs 3/Dengue Fever
___ Switchfoot
___ The Motet “Funk is Dead”
___ The Skatalites feat Norma Fraser
___ Vagabond Opera/Mood Area 52
___ Wanda Jackson & the Dusty 45s
___ Wayne Drury Project
___ Wood Brothers
___ Zion I/Minnesota
_____________________________
Your Name: _______________________________________ Phone: ______________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
Are you a CCPA (WOW Hall) Member?
I
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ am ❑ am not interested in becoming a supporting member of the CCPA.
___ Aoife O’Donovan
___ A((WAKE))
___ Black Mountain
___ Blue Lotus
___ Carl Verheyen Band
___ Con Bro Chill
___ DAWNS
___ Dunava
___ Horse Feathers
___ Jeffery Broussard & the Creole
Cowboys
___ Dengue Fever
___ Diego’s Umbrella
___ Gusher
___ Hopsin
___ Inner Limits
___ Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
___ Sickman
___ Seun Kuti & the Egypt 80
___ STRFKR
___ The Growlers
___ Tumbleweed Wanderers
___ Typhoon
___ Watsky
___ ZZ Ward
_____________________________
Best Band Name:
___ Afro Omega
___ Bad Mitten Orchestre
___ Brothers Comatose
___ Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
___ Conjugal Visitors
___ Floater
___ Frightened Rabbit
___ Guantanamo Baywatch
___ Gusher
___ Head For The Hills
___ Heartless Bastards
___ Hyding Jekyll
___ John Brown’s Body
___ Leftover Crack
___ Little Rascalz
___ Massy Ferguson
___ My Autumn’s Done Come
___ Pimps of Joytime
___ Pojama People
___ Sickman
___ STRFKR
___ Switchfoot
___ Tea Leaf Green
___ The Quick & Easy Boys
___ The Skatalites
___ We Have Guns
_____________________________
WOW HALL NOTES JANUARY 2013 5
African Dance
& Drum Classes
All Levels African Drum Class
Have you ever wanted to take an African drum class, but felt just a
little bit intimidated? Well now is your chance to learn about the vibrant
poly rhythms of Guinea, West Africa in a non-threatening atmosphere that
is fun, encouraging and inspirational!
Join West African Cultural Arts Institute’s Alseny Yansane, dynamic
teacher and fourteen year performing artist with world renowned Ballets
Africains of Guinea, as he offers a drum classes Mondays from 5:30-7:00
pm in the WOW Hall basement.
Drop-ins welcome at $12/ $10 students with valid ID.
Drums available to use for class! Call 541.232.5471 to reserve a drum.
African Dance Fundamentals & Core
Strengthening:
Join the West African Cultural Arts Institute
for a great beginning dance class Mondays
from 7:00-8:15 pm upstairs in the main hall.
This class is designed specifically for
beginning and emerging dancers, yet active
enough for seasoned dancers to come
get a groove on. Join Andrea DiPalma
Yansane as she breaks down dances step
by step with awesome live drumming lead
by Alseny Yansane and the Eugene drum crew.
Drop-ins welcome at $10/ $8 students with
valid ID/ five prepaid classes for $45.
All Levels African Dance
Class
Join West African Cultural Arts
Institute’s Alseny Yansane Wednesdays
from 7-8:30 pm and/or Saturdays from
11:00 am to 12:30 pm for an awesome workout
with a lively pace, great step combinations,
excellent live drumming and exciting solos!
These classes are perfect for beginning and experienced dancers alike.
Whether you’re looking to improve your technique or just get a good
workout — come experience the joy and passion of Guinean culture that
this talented, source artist has to share.
Drop-ins welcome at $12 / $10 students with valid ID.
For more information: WestAfricanCulturalArts.com ★
Leroy Bell and
His Only Friends
On Saturday, February 2,
the Community Center for the
Performing Arts and KRVM
proudly welcome back LeRoy Bell
& His Only Friends.
Last here in May, 2011, LeRoy
Bell & His Only Friends are
touring in support of his soon
to be released new CD, Rock ‘N
Soul, which will perfectly coincide
with the WOW Hall performance.
The Northwest’s premiere rock
and soul singer, LeRoy Bell has
gained a national audience with his
performances as a finalist on TV’s
X-Factor, where he finished at #8.
Since Bell’s major success on
the First Season of the X-Factor,
the world has opened up to
him, including an invitation to
collaborate with South Africa’s
biggest new music star, Zahara,
on her first live DVD. Leroy’s
performance of his “A Change is
Coming” inspired DJ Sbu, South
Africa’s leading DJ, to remix the
performance, subsequently landing
LeRoy the # 2 spot on South
Africa’s music charts.
Recently, LeRoy had the
honor to share the stage with
Carlos Santana at EMP’s annual
Founder’s Dinner honoring the
legendary guitarist, singing “Black
Magic Woman” and “Oye Como
Va”. LeRoy has performed with
some of the world’s most famous
and remarkable artists, including
B.B. King, Van Morrison, Etta
James, Al Green, Joe Cocker,
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings,
Erykah Badu, India.Arie, Sheryl
Crow and Mavis Staples.
A songwriter long before
he stepped in front of the mic,
LeRoy has written songs that
have been recorded by the O’Jays,
The Spinners, Elton John, The
Temptations, Rita Marley and
sampled by Fat Boy Slim, to name
just a few notable fans of LeRoy
and his music.
LeRoy has previously released
two albums with His Only Friends
— A Change Is Coming (2008)
and Two Sides to Every Story
(2006), and an EP Spending Time
(2004). In 2010 he released a solo
acoustic album, Traces.
That
year he also contributed to the
digital compilation We Are The
World / United in Song project
with international artists including
Michael Franti & Spearhead and
Angelique Kidjo as a benefit for
USA for Africa.
Bell is proudly introducing
audiences to his newest “Only
Friend”,
keyboardist
Daniel
Walker, who is performing
alongside longtime bassist Terry
Morgan and drummer Davis
Martin.
“Musically, Bell treads the same
easygoing folk/soul/pop territory
as relative newcomers like Jason
Mraz, Ben Harper or John Mayer,”
reports Eugene Weekly’s William
Kennedy. “But with his longevity
and credentials, Bell definitely
shows those whippersnappers how
it’s done.”
Tickets are $15 in advance, $18
at the door. Doors open at 7:30
pm and showtime is 8:00. ★
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New Homes
Small Projects
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WVSFA Presents the Fourth Annual
Fun With Fermentation Festival
The Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods Alliance
is pleased to announce our annual “Fun with
Fermentation” Festival will be held on Saturday,
January 12, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the historic
WOW Hall. The event is a fundraiser for Food for
Lane County and WVSFA. Admission is on a sliding
scale of $10-20 per person, or $5 with 2 cans of
food. Children 12 and under are free.
A wide variety of local businesses will be on hand
sampling products either made by the company
or made with their ingredients. WVSFA members
will be showcasing and sampling locally produced
beers, kombucha, teas, chocolate, frozen yogurt and
other local delicacies. The event has an educational
focus centered on discovering the many ways that
fermentation is used in making foods and the
different types of locally produced fermented foods.
Demonstrations include sauerkraut, mead and
cheese.
Confirmed 2013 Vendors include: Coconut
Bliss, Cousin Jack’s Pasty Co., Falling Sky Brewing,
Grateful Harvest Farm, Herbal Junction, Holy
Cow, Hop Valley Brewing, Kombucha Mama,
Master Food Preservers, McKenzie Mist, Mountain
Rose Herbs, Ninkasi, Oakshire Brewing, Premrose
Edibles, Pure Peppers, Vanilla Jills, Viva Vegetarian
Grill, Weston A. Price.
About the Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods
Alliance:
The Willamette Valley Sustainable Foods
Alliance is a regional trade association comprised
of companies that promote natural food businesses
through relationships, education and sustainable
business practices. The alliance endeavors to nurture
new and existing businesses by sharing best practices
and acting as mentors, educate the community about
the health benefits of natural and organic foods, and
foster a network to assist in regional sourcing of
ingredients and raw materials. WVSFA works with
the city and county on issues affecting the viability
of natural foods businesses, and to foster and
develop access to distribution channels. For more
information, please visit www.wvsfalliance.org. ★
Breakfast with The Blues
Country Classics
Beatles Hour
Magical Mystery Tour
Routes & Branches
Acoustic Junction
Seth Walker from page 1
60s Beat
GTR Radio
In the three years since his last album, Seth Walker moved
to Nashville from Austin, wrote songs, played shows and
thought about life, love, and changes. His latest recording
Time Can Change is the sound of an artist moving beyond
his comfort zone and challenging himself in a new creative
ground.
Seth’s childhood in rural North Carolina was spent largely
on a two-family commune, with music as the backdrop to an
unrushed way of life. He recorded his first album in 1997. By
the time Seth released his eponymous fifth LP in 2008, he had
developed into an accomplished guitarist and an even better
singer with his own distinct voice. Leap of Faith, released in 2009, was in the Top 10 of the Americana charts for
nine weeks and received praise from No Depression and Blues Revue, among others.
Time Can Change is a distinct departure from its more polished predecessor. While fans will recognize the
familiar rich tenor and bluesy guitar work, the new album trades the studio sophistication of Leap of Faith for a
grittier sound and more intimate approach to songwriting.
“The album is a snapshot of movement in my musical journey of sorts,” states Walker. “A culmination of the
continuing search for a way to write, sing and record in a new way.”
Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00. ★
Son of Saturday Gold
Soul City
Sounds Global Swing Street
Swing Shift
Soundscapes
Overnight Oldies Express
The Weekend Rocks on
Keeping Real
Variety in Music
“Seth Walker swings, rocks, boogies, and plays low down blues all in one set, all on one record.
He’s a great singer, and authentic performer of real American music, and he’s writing new classics.
Don’t miss a chance to hear Seth. In person or on record, he’s the real deal.” — Marcia Ball
Wovenhand
On Tuesday, January 29, the
CCPA welcomes Wovenhand at
Cozmic Pizza. This show was
rescheduled from December 4 due
to illness.
Wovenhand is a band from
Denver, Colorado led by singer
David Eugene Edwards.
The
music combines elements of
neofolk, alternative country, postrock, punk, industrial music, folk
rock, old-time music and native
American music, among other
influences.
The band began in 2001 as a
solo project for Edwards while
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16 Horsepower was taking a
hiatus. A self-titled debut album
was released in 2002, followed
by 2003’s Blush Music, 2004’s
Consider the Birds and 2006’s
Mosaict.
2008’s Ten Stones
was the first record from the
group written and performed
collaboratively – the project had
thus evolved into a proper band,
albeit with Edwards firmly at its
head. Their fifth studio album,
The Threshingfloor was released
in June 2010.
September 2012 saw the
release of Wovenhand’s sixth
studio album, The Laughing
Stalk, described as featuring, “the
most heavy incarnation that ever
existed of Wovenhand.”
This show is being produced
as a CCPA co-production; ticket
proceeds benefit the band and the
WOW Hall. Tickets are $10 in
advance, $12 at the door, available
at the usual WOW Hall outlets.
Doors open at 7:30 pm and
showtime is 8:00. ★
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TICKET
OUTLETS
WOW HALL BOX OFFICE
PHONE: (541) 687-2746
CD & GAME EXCHANGE
30 E. 11th (541) 302-3045
CD WORLD
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
WOW Hall Board
of Directors
Meeting
6:30 PM
Meets at Growers
Market Building,
454 Willamette St.,
upstairs
Free and open to
the public
Classes, Meetings and Workshops for January:
Every Saturday (except 1/12): Zumba 9:00 - 10:00 am
West African Dance with Alseny Yansane 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Every Sunday: Coalessence: Community Ecstatic Dance (except 1/13): 10:00 am - noon
Every Monday: Zumba 5:30 - 6:30 pm
African Drum with Alseny Yansane 5:30 - 7:00 pm
African Dance Fundamentals & Core Strengthening with
Andrea DiPalma Yansane 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Every Wednesday: West African Dance with Alseny Yansane 7:00 - 8:30 pm
3215 W. 11th (541) 683-6902
HOUSE OF RECORDS
258 E. 13th (541) 342-7975
TICKETWEB
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U of O TICKET OFFICE
U of O Campus - (541) 346-4363
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FRIDAY
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One-Eleven
Project
(HPP Hooks rental)
Private Event
Oregon Regional
Yoga Asana
Competition
(rental)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$10 Door; children
6 and under are
free.
13
Arkhum
Lord
Facing Extinction
Dimensionless
8:00 PM
$5 Advance
$8 Door
Hard Rock / Album
Release Party
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Agrarian Ales • Anatolia • Bagel Sphere
Cafe Mam • Catamaran Trading LLC
City of Eugene • Cozmic Pizza • Deep Sea Delights
Don Ross Productions • Eugene Weekly
Food For Lane County • Floater
Global Focus Digital Media • Gratefulweb
Gung Ho Productions •Heartwood Carving Studio
Holy Cow • House of Records
Jennings & Co. • KLCC • KRVM • KWVA
Lane Arts Council • Lane County Cultural Coalition
Latham Remodel • Leung Martial Arts Academy
Metro Affordable Housing • Mark Vann Foundation
Native & Urban Gardens • Novax Guitars
Oregon Arts Commission • Oregon Country Fair
Oregon Event Enterprises • Organicaly Grown Company
• Pro Sound & Video • Rainbow Valley Design &
Construction • Rainbow Optics • Rennie’s Landing
Saturday Market• Springfield Creamery
Sprout City Studios • Studio Coburg • Studio West
Sundance Natural Foods • The Bier Stein
The Kiva • Taco Bell • TicketWeb
Valley Vinter & Brewer • Waldport Realty Co.
West African Cultural Arts • Wright Lumber
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Hot Buttered Rum
Fruition
8:30 PM
$15 Advance
$17 Door
Rock/Bluegrass
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Ethos Magazine
Presents
Bandest of the
Bands:
Mufassa
The Groundblooms
Small Joys
(rental)
7:15 PM
$6 Door
Battle of the Bands
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Peter Yarrow
7:00 PM
$25 Advance
$28 Door
$30 Reserved
Folk
Seated Show
www.wovenhand.com/
www.contactmusic.com/info/
peter_yarrow
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Led ZepAgain
7:30 PM
$12 Advance
$15 Door
Led Zeppelin Tribute
www.zepagain.com/
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The Wood
Brothers
Seth Walker
8:00 PM
$15 Advance
$17 Door
Folk/Americana
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5
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541.343.2692
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leroybell.com/
Feb. 1
2
The Melodians
8:30 PM
$15 Advance
$20 Door
Rocksteady
www.themelodians.net/
heliosequence.com
www.subpop.com
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donrossproductions.com
www.hotbutteredrum.net/
www.fruitionstringband.com/
Leroy Bell & HIs
Only Friends
7:30 PM
$15 Advance
$18 Door
Pop/Soul
Helio Sequence
Talkdemonic
8:00 PM
$12 Advance
$15 Door
Pop/Electronica
www.thewoodbros.com/
www.sethwalker.com/
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www.elteneleven.com/
fakerecordlabel.bandcamp.
com/album/transitionsalbum
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Wovenhand
1939 Ensemble
(at Cozmic Pizza)
7:30 PM
$10 Advance
$12 Door
Alt-Country
29
El Ten Eleven
Amp Live
Nude Pop
8:30 PM
$10 Advance
$12 Door
Rock
16
2/11 North Mississippi Allstars
2/13 Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
2/17 Ott & the All-Seeing I
2/23 Con Bro Chill
2/26 Club Bellydance
2/28 Salvador Santana
THANKS TO OUR
AU • XDS
Minden • Mufassa
(Oregon Voice rental)
7:00 PM
$9 Door
Fun with
Fermentation
Festival
(rental)
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Admission sliding
11 scale of $10-20 12
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www.facebook.com/
events/466495303385964/
UPCOMING
SATURDAY
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for demos
and albums
QSteinway grand piano
QProTools HD3 Accel+
QWaves Mercury
QCD mastering
QTape restoration and
transfer to CD
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